Case or box



May 27; 1924. 1,495,186

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W/ TNESS y W WM HTTOR/VEY-S Patented May 27, 1924.

UNITED QFFICE.

WILLIAM n. LA mm, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNO'R. TO VICTOR TALKING mAcIIINE comrANY, A CORPORATION on NEW JERSEY.

CASE OR BOX.

Application filed October 31, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. LA Run, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cases or Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to boxes or cases for holding and protecting articles which are quite susceptible and liable to injury prior to the time when they are desired for use, such, for example, as talking machine styli, cigarettes, matches, sharp instruments, and the like, and more particularly to boxes or cases of the character above indicated which are provided with a holder or a container in which such articles may be mounted, and

which is automatically swung upwardly out of the box or case, to such a position that the articles mounted or carried thereby may be conveniently withdrawn therefrom, when the box is opened.

The objects of my invention are to provide a box which when closed will protect all the articles contained therein from injury; in which the articles contained therein are mounted in a predetermined relation within a comparatively small space; in which the said articles are securely retained against accidental displacement within the box or case; from which one article may be'readily removechwhen it is desired for use; to protect the record-engaging tips of talking machine styli and to keep them out of contact with the box or container and out of contact with each other; to provide a relatively rigid hinged box structurein which acarrier or holder, on which talking machine styli may be'mounted or carried, will be automatically swung clear of the. box or casing to a' posi-.'

tion where the styli contained therein, are readily accessible and may be easily with drawn therefrom, when the lid of the box is opened; and to provide a holder in which talking machine styli may be inserted, securely held and withdrawn, without bringing the record-engaging tip thereof, in contact or engagement with the holder.

Other objects of my invention will appear in the specification and claims below.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification and in which the same reference characters are used throughout the Serial No. 511,779.

views to designate the same parts, Figure 1 is a plan view of the box when open;

Fig. 2 is a plan view ofthe box when closed, a part of the lid or cover section being broken away to show the position ofthe holder and the styli carried thereby;

Fig. 3 is a verticalsectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on the line H of Fig. 2';

Fig. 5 is a plan view, and Fig; 6 a longitudinal sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5, of the holder separated from the box structure; I

Fig; 7 is an enlarged vertical sectional View of a portion of the hinge by which the cover section, the box section and the holder are hinged together;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary plan view of a corner of the box showing one of the hinge members thereof; and Fig. 9 is a fragmentary elevational'view of the same;

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary view of the corner of the cover showing one of the hinge members thereof; and

Fig. 11 is an elevational view of the same.

It is now common practice, in operating talking machines to reproduce sound from records, to employ styli or needles, the record-engaging tips of which are of very fine expensive, wire, swaged into or otherwise secured to a tapered and rounded end of a stiff metallic shank. The record-engaging tips of such needles may be, and commonly are, of tungsten, and, because of their small diameter, these tips are liable to become bent .or broken if they are not properly cared for, handled and stored. It is one of the objects of thepresent invention, to provide 'a stifi' box, preferably of sheet metal, with a container mounted therein, in which such styli may be permanently kept when not in use, and from which they may be readily withdrawn as occasion requires.

The box or case embodying my invention is preferably made of stamped sheet metal, and consists of two parts, one of which is a box member 1 and the other of which is the lid or cover member 2, hinged together alon one side thereof, so that the said lid mem er 2 fits over and around the box mem her 1. The terms or expressions cover member and box member are however merely relative, since either the co er or the as m cigarette cases) without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. The rear wall 3 of the box member 1 is cut away-or notched throughout the greater part of its length from the top downwardly to forma cut away portion or recess 4, and for the purpose of providing hinge members 55, preferably inte ral with the said rear wall 3, rising upwar ly and outwardly from the lower edge of said recess 4. The free ends of the said hinge members 5-5 are bent into tubular shape for the reception of the intle 6. These hinge members 5-5 preferably do not fit tightly around the pintle 6 but instead provide hearings in which the pintle may freely rotate. By reason of the outward offset of the hinge members 5-5 (see Fig. 7 the hinge is substantially clear from the vertical face of the rear wall of the box.

The lid 2 is also provided on its rear vertical wall 7 with two similar hinge members 88, integral with the lid and so located as to fit respectively into the spaces between the hinge members 5 and those portions or ends 3' of the rear wall 3 which are not cut away but are of the full height of the box. These two hin e members 88 are also bent into tubular orm to receive the pintle 6, but the inside diameter of the tubular portions thereof is such that the pintle 6 fits ti htly therein, so that, when the cover or 1i member 2 is lifted from the box member 1 and swung on the axis of the hinge, the

lar form to tightly fit around the pintle 6.

This hinge member 11 is preferably of a length to substantially fill the space on the pintle 6 between the hinge members 5-5 oi the box.

The rear edge 10 of the holder 9 is longer than the cut away or recessed portion 4 in the rear wall 3 of the box so that the ends thereof respective] engage the portions 3 3' of the rear wal after the holder or carrier has been swung on its axis or hinge upwardly through a predetermined angle to prevent the further angular movement thereof as will be more particularly referred to below.

The holder orcarrier 9 is provided with a plurality of clips 12, each formed by striking uplwardly out of the body of the metal sheet older 9 a .pair of tongues 13-13 inclined toward each other and adapted to bear on the top of a stylus 14 placed there- '6 rotates with it.

rea ies under. The stylus shown in the drawing, and to contain which the present invention is particularly adapted, consists 'of a stifi steel shank 15, one end 16 of which is tapered, and from said tapered end 16 coaxially projects the record-engaging tip 17 of fine stifl' tungsten wire. This tungsten wire tip 17 is rather delicate and may be readily bent or broken. It is to'provide a container in which such styli may be safely stored and from which they may be readily withdrawn for use that the present invention has for its principal object.

On the same side of the holder 9, and in the rear of the clips 12 I provide a longitudinal slightly elevated rib or ridge 18, the same being preferably located substantially midway between the rear. edge of the clips 12 and the hinge member 11. The height of said rib or ridge 18 is less than one-half the difference between the diameter of the shank 15 and the tip 17 so that if astylus were to be placed flatly on the smoothfflat surface of the base 9' of the holder 9 the top of the ridge 18 would not reach to or touch the under side of the tungsten ti 17. When, therefore, a stylus 14 is pushe into a clip 12, the tungsten wire tip 17 passes over the top. of the ridge 18 without touching 1t, and the rounded tapered end 16 of the shank abuts against the stop formed by the ridge 18 wed mg. the shank more firmly against the und tongues 13. If, however, the stylus were to be pushed still further into the clip, the tungsten tip would not be damaged, because the rounded end of the stylus would slidev up over the ridge merel As above stated, the hinge members 88 of the lid or cover and the hinge member 11 of the holder 9, tightly clasp around and grip the pintle 6. The pintle 6, however, does not. tightly fit within the hinge members 55 on the bottom of the box 1 proper. By reason of this construction, when the lid 2 is raised from the topof the box and is swung on its hinge, the pintle tionally engages the pintle 6, the holder 9 moves with the pintle 6. It will be seen then that when the lid 2 is raised, the pintle 6 rotates and with it carries the holder 9 which rises out ofthe box to bring the styli carried thereby clear of the top of the box, and to a position from which the styli may be readily withdrawn.

But after the holder 9 has swung upwardly through a predetermined angle, that is to say, to substantially the position shown in Fig. 3, the ends 10' on the rear edge Since the hinge member 11 also tightly grasps or fits around or fricer side of the resilient- 10 of the member 9 will bring up against and engage the ends '3', 3 on the rear wall 3 of the boxv and this engagement of the member 9 with the said portion of the rear wall of the box will prevent any further angular motion of the holder on the axis of the pintle, although thelid itself may be swung further back rearwardly as shown in Fig. 3.

It will thus be seen that the lid mem ber and the holder .being frictionally mounted on the pintle 6, at first turn together,

.that by the lifting of the lid, the holder,

turning with it, is automatically elevated to a position in which the styli carried by the holder, may be easily withdrawn therefrom, and that after the holder has been so lifted or swung to a position where it engages the ends 3' on the rear wall, the lid may slip on the pintle or the pintle may slip within the hinge member of the holder '9, as the lid is swung further open through a greater angle.

If the cover portion and the box portion of the case above described are made substantially alike, either may be considered as the lid and the other the box, but, for the purpose of this invention, that portion of the box which is tightly secured to the pintle and moves the pintle and the'holder is to be considered as the lid.

It must also be apparent that for the successful operation of the device, it is only necessary that the pintle be frictionally engaged by one of the three elements or parts of the case. Thus, the pintle 6 may be positively secured to the lid so asto move positively with it, while the holder frictionally engages the pintle or, on the other hand, the holder may be positively secured respect to one of said box sections and be-.

to thepintle to turn therewith and the lid frictionally mounted on the pintle. Such changes and modifications are fully within the aim and scope of my invention.

Having thus described -my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In -a container, the combination of a box section provided with a hinge member, a pintle mounted to freely oscillate on its axis in said hinge member, a cover hav.- ing a hinge member in tight frictional engagement with said pintle, and a holder having a hinge member also in tight frictional engagement with said pintle whereby when said cover is raised from said box section said pintle turns therewith and said holder is lifted out of or above the edge of said box section by reason of the 'frictional engagement between the holder and said pintle.

2. in a carrier for holding small articles, a box comprising two sections together forming a box section and a cover section, a hinge including a pintle for connecting said sections together and a holder between said box sections and also mounted on said pintle, said pintle being free to rotate with as to rotate on its axis therewith, said holder being in relatively tight frictional engagement with said pintle, whereby when said box sections are turned on said hinge, said holder moves about the axis of the said hinge with that one of said members to which said pintle is secured to rotate.

3. In a container, the combination of a box section provided with a hinge member, a pintle mounted to freely rotate on its axis in said hinge member, a cover tightly mounted on said pintle to cause said pintle to rotate therewit a holder having a hinge member in tight frictional engagement with said pintle whereby when said cover is raised, said pintle turns therewith and said holder is lifted on the axis of said pintle out of and above the edges of said box section, and means to limit the angular movement of said holder with respect to said box section.

4. In a container, the combination of a pintle, a pair of box members, and a holder member mounted on said pintle, said pintle being free to rotate with respect to one of said box members, means to secure the other of said box members and said holder member to said pintle to rotate together, said means including a tight frictional connection between said two last mentioned members and said pintle.

5. In a container, the combination of a pintle, a pair of box members, a holder member mounted on said pintle, said pintle being free to rotate with respect to one of said box members, means to secure the other of said box members and said holder member to said pintle to rotate together, said means including a tight frictional connection between said two last mentioned members and said pintle, and a stop to limit the angular movement of said holder member with respect to that box member in which said pintle is freel rotatable.

6. in a container, a pintle, a pair of box members mounted on said pintle, anda carrier or holder frictionally mounted on said pintle between the said box members, said intle being tightly secured to one of said Box members to move therewith, and freely rotatable with respect to the other of said box members.

7. In a container, a pintle, a pair of box members mounted on said pintle, a carrier or holderfrictionally mounted on said pintle between the said box members, said pintle bein tightly connected to one of said box mem ers to move therewith, and freel rotatable with respect to the other of sai box members, and a stop on} that box member with respect to. which said pintle is movable, to limit the angular movement of said holder or carrier with respect thereto.

8. In a holder for talking machine styli, the combination of a base, resilient means carried by said base and a projection on the same side of said base as said resilient meansand spaced slightly from said resilient means whereby when the tapered portion of a stylus is placed adjacent said base under said resilient means and said stylus is pushed longitudinally, the tapered portion of said stylus bears against said projection and the said shank is held firmly pressed against the under side of said resilient means.

9. In a holder for a talking machine stylus having a cylindrical shank, a tapered coaxial end and a record-engaging tip extending coaxially from said end, the combination of a base, resilient means carried by said base and a projection on the same side out said base as said resilient means, spaced slightly from said resilient means and of a height less than one-half the difi'erence between the diameters of said shank and tip, whereby when the tapered end of said stylus is placed under said resilient means and said stylus is pushed longitudinally, the said tip passes over said rroj ection without touching it, the said tapered end of the stylus slides over the said projection, and the shank is held firmly pressed against the under side of said resilient means.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set.

my hand this 27th day of October, 1921.

WiLiaAM n. LA RUE. 

